Ruth 3:3
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wash thyself therefore and anoint thee, and put on thy best garments, and go down to the barnfloor: but let not the man see thee, till he shall have done eating and drinking.

anoint thee

2 Samuel 14:2 Sent to Thecua, and fetched from thence a wise woman: and said to her: Feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on mourning apparel, and be not anointed with oil, that thou mayest be as a woman that had a long time been mourning for one dead.

Psalm 104:15 And that wine may cheer the heart of man. That he may make the face cheerful with oil: and that bread may strengthen man's heart.

Ecclesiastes 9:8 At all times let thy garments be white, and let not oil depart from thy head.

Matthew 6:17 But thou, when thou fastest anoint thy head, and wash thy face;

put thy

Esther 5:1 And on the third day Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king's house, over against the king's hall: now he sat upon his throne in the hall of the palace, over against the door of the house.

1 Timothy 2:9,10 In like manner, women also in decent apparel: adorning themselves with modesty and sobriety, not with plaited hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly attire: . . .

Context
Naomi Instructs Ruth
2This Booz, with whose maids thou wast joined in the field, is our near kinsman, and behold this night he winnoweth barley in the threshingfloor. 3Wash thyself therefore and anoint thee, and put on thy best garments, and go down to the barnfloor: but let not the man see thee, till he shall have done eating and drinking.4And when he shall go to sleep, mark the place wherein he sleepeth: and thou shalt go in, and lift up the clothes wherewith he is covered towards his feet, and shalt lay thyself down there: and he will tell thee what thou must do.…
Cross References
Matthew 6:17
But thou, when thou fastest anoint thy head, and wash thy face;

Ruth 3:2
This Booz, with whose maids thou wast joined in the field, is our near kinsman, and behold this night he winnoweth barley in the threshingfloor.

Ruth 3:4
And when he shall go to sleep, mark the place wherein he sleepeth: and thou shalt go in, and lift up the clothes wherewith he is covered towards his feet, and shalt lay thyself down there: and he will tell thee what thou must do.

2 Samuel 12:20
Then David arose from the ground, and washed and anointed himself: and when he had changed his apparel, he went into the house of the Lord: and worshipped, and then he came into his own house, and he called for bread, and ate.

Ezekiel 16:9
And I washed thee with water, and cleansed away thy blood from thee: and I anointed thee with oil.

Lexicon
Therefore wash yourself,
וְרָחַ֣צְתְּ ׀ (wə·rā·ḥaṣt)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7364: To wash, wash off or away, bathe

put on perfume,
וָסַ֗כְתְּ (wā·saḵt)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5480: To pour (in anointing), anoint

and wear
וְשַׂ֧מְתְּ (wə·śamt)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7760: Put -- to put, place, set

your best clothes.
שִׂמְלֹתַ֛יִךְ (śim·lō·ṯa·yiḵ)
Noun - feminine plural construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8071: A dress, a mantle

Go down
וְיָרַ֣דְתְּ (wə·yā·raḏt)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3381: To come or go down, descend

to the threshing floor,
הַגֹּ֑רֶן (hag·gō·ren)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1637: A threshing-floor, open area

but do not
אַל־ (’al-)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 408: Not

let the man
לָאִ֔ישׁ (lā·’îš)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person

know
תִּוָּדְעִ֣י (tiw·wā·ḏə·‘î)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3045: To know

you are there until
עַ֥ד (‘aḏ)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

he has finished
כַּלֹּת֖וֹ (kal·lō·ṯōw)
Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3615: To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent

eating
לֶאֱכֹ֥ל (le·’ĕ·ḵōl)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 398: To eat

and drinking.
וְלִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃ (wə·liš·tō·wṯ)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 8354: To imbibe


Additional Translations
Therefore wash yourself, put on perfume, and wear your best clothes. Go down to the threshing floor, but do not let the man know you are there until he has finished eating and drinking.Wash yourself therefore, and anoint you, and put your raiment on you, and get you down to the floor: but make not yourself known to the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking.

Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the threshing-floor, but make not thyself known unto the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking.

But do thou wash, and anoint thyself, and put thy raiment upon thee, and go up to the threshing-floor: do not discover thyself to the man until he has done eating and drinking.

Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thyself, and put thy raiment upon thee, and go down to the floor; make not thyself known to the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking.

Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put on thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the threshing-floor: but make not thyself known to the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking.

Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and go down to the floor: but make not thyself known to the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking.

Therefore wash yourself, anoint yourself, get dressed, and go down to the threshing floor, but don't make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and drinking.

and thou hast bathed, and anointed thyself, and put thy garments upon thee, and gone down to the threshing-floor; let not thyself be known to the man till he complete to eat and to drink;
Jump to Previous
Anoint Bath Best Body Clothes Clothing Drinking Eating End Meal Oil Perfume Raiment Robe Rubbing Sweet Threshing Threshing-Floor Thyself Wash
Jump to Next
Anoint Bath Best Body Clothes Clothing Drinking Eating End Meal Oil Perfume Raiment Robe Rubbing Sweet Threshing Threshing-Floor Thyself Wash
Links
Ruth 3:3 NIV
Ruth 3:3 NLT
Ruth 3:3 ESV
Ruth 3:3 NASB
Ruth 3:3 KJV

Ruth 3:3 Bible Apps
Ruth 3:3 Biblia Paralela
Ruth 3:3 Chinese Bible
Ruth 3:3 French Bible
Ruth 3:3 German Bible

Alphabetical: and anoint are best but clothes do don't down drinking eating finished floor go has he him know known let make man not on perfume put the Then there therefore threshing to until Wash you your yourself

OT History: Ruth 3:3 Wash yourself therefore and anoint you (Ru Rut.) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools

Ruth 3:2
Top of Page
Top of Page